In a forecast yesterday the Meteorological Services Department (Met Dept) said it was normal to have rains this time of the year and explained the cause of the cold weather.

Said the Met Dept:

It is normal to have precipitation during this time of the year. This precipitation is due to the incursion of moisture from high pressure along the South African east coast, also residual moisture that is expected to cause some periodic clouds and isolated light rainshowers.

Met Dept’s head of public weather services, Tich Zinyemba, said the country should brace for an early and cold as temperatures continued to drop.